Mixtape 138 :: Political Song
Superchunk
Supremely independent for going on three decades, Superchunk’s incisive nervous energy is still one of the purest indie highs you can find.
In this episode: Apache Dropout, Austra, Bomba Estereo, Cake, Cass McCombs, Chad VanGaalen, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Deke Dickerson, Elvis Costello, Faith Healer, Fantastic Negrito, The Fearless Flyers, The Front Bottoms, Gorillaz, Great Grandpa, Guv'ner, Hypnolovewheel, Locksley, The Magnetic Fields, MC Frontalot, Nortec Collective, The Orwells, Pinback, Push Kings, Rilo Kiley, The Safes, Sneaks, Superchunk, Yello, Young Fresh Fellows
| Song | Artist | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing | Superchunk | A bold choice | |
| 2 | From Nothing To Nowhere | Pinback | Urgent missive | |
| 3 | Baby's Way Cruel | Guv'ner | Way cruel | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 5 | Up So Close | Cake | Nice and drumless | |
| 6 | Captains of Industry (ft. MC Lars) | MC Frontalot | All of those who sell t-shirts | |
| 7 | Andrew In Drag | The Magnetic Fields | Hard to mistake that voice | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 9 | These Are My Friends | Fantastic Negrito | Growling admission | |
| 10 | Born Stoned | Push Kings | Never change my mind | |
| 11 | Junior Pyromaniacs | Hypnolovewheel | Just getting started | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 13 | Rock 'n' Roll Pest Control | Young Fresh Fellows | Been thinking about vacation trip? | |
| 14 | Candy Bar | Apache Dropout | What is up wiith these guys | |
| 15 | Lays At Rest | The Orwells | Return of the Seattle slop | |
| 16 | La Boquilla | Bomba Estereo | Esta elextrico | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 18 | Core Shift | Yello | Same low hustle | |
| 19 | Clint Eastwood | Gorillaz | All the way to the beginning | |
| 20 | Into The Sun | Locksley | Glorious harmonies | |
| 21 | Sanity | Sneaks | Mother’s little helper, updated | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 23 | Bop Wax | Deke Dickerson | It's all about the records | |
| 24 | Au Revoir (Adios) | The Front Bottoms | Hitting it hard | |
| 25 | It'll Get You There | Rilo Kiley | Their Bettie Serveer-est | |
| 26 | Bloodshot Eyes | Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Back and burning with vengeance | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 28 | Nate Smith Is the Ace of Aces | The Fearless Flyers | Of this there is no doubt | |
| 29 | Pump It Up | Elvis Costello | When you don’t really need it | |
| 30 | Shake It Up | Nortec Collective | March to shake | |
| 31 | That's That | Cass McCombs | Eating up the miles | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 33 | Golden Oceans | Chad VanGaalen | Drenched in reverb | |
| 34 | Mediocre Jokers | The Safes | There are plenty of them | |
| 35 | NO | Great Grandpa | Frantic crashing pop mess | |
| 36 | Light of Loving | Faith Healer | Droning in the zone | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 38 | Beat and The Pulse (Still Going remix) | Austra | ICU music | |
